[Turkey]Trans sex worker shot by the police in IstanbulOn the night of 11.04.2012, a trans sex worker was shot by a police officer in Maltepe - Istanbul.The incident happened just after the police officer stopped by the trans sex worker and wanted to fine her. she resisted this injustice. the officer grabbed her arm forcibly but she escaped. just after this struggle, the officer shot her from her back.The victim is under intensive care in Kartal State Hospital now.

[Montenegro]Hate against LGBT population continuesLGBT Forum Progress has filed a claim today to the Police autorities against Minic Raso because he offended and made violence and death threats towards the members of the LGBT population trough the social network Facebook.

[Russia]Anti-Gay Law Used for 1st Time Against ProtestersSt. Petersburg’s notorious anti-gay law was put into practice for the first time last week, when two men arrested Saturday during a demo near Oktyabrsky Concert Hall were charged with “promoting sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism among minors.”

[India]Transgender woman harassed by policePolice picked up a transgender woman late on Saturday night, took her to the Baguiati Police Station and taunted her about her sexuality for 9 hours, the woman said. She filed a complaint with the West Bengal Human Rights Commission today.

[Australia]Youth groups get fundedSupport services targeting LGBTI youth will benefit from some $180,000 of state government funding this year.

[USA]Trans rights are reproductive rightsCount me among the legions of women who never thought our nation would be revisiting Griswold v. Connecticut in 2012. The spirit of the landmark 1965 case, establishing American citizens’ right to use contraception legally, is now publicly under attack from the political right. In the midst of this has arisen one of the most amazing groundswells of women’s activism in a generation. We have a lot to be proud of, even as the fight for reproductive justice grinds on. We are not ceding the field.